Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-06-03


John McIain his Danforth's train. These
assignments move some of the other con
! ductors up peg. W Ork l. driving IN
the car shops and business generally is
good ..... The Brigade band has secured
six new men to fill vacancies caused by
some of the old members going away.
.....The Willard Manufacturing com
| pany is crowded with orders. . Lane
the bookstore man is fitting up hand
some store opposite the Branerd old
stand 1.-The FREE PRESS is always on
sale at Lanes.
Fairfax.
Prof. A. f. Cox and wife of Essex are
visiting their friends in tOwn....J. b.
Alfred and viii Foss have gone to Chat
eaugay lake trout fishlng....L r. Hunt
has sold his feed business to II. G. Perry
. "A memorial sermon was preached at
the Baptist church Sunday May 30 by
Rev. j. G. Lorimer of Georgia. ...J. b.
Alfred has been repairing his house..
Mrs. n. j. Brush of Boston is spendnga a
few days with Dr. A. G.. Brush and friends
.... Rev. s. Gilbert and family are now
with his father, Hubbell, with whom they
will spend the summer.
STAFFORD.
Henry H. Hatch, Esq, of Strafford is
| very sick.
Henry C. Hatch, ESQ., was stricken
with apopleXv while speaking at the
memorial day services held at the south
village, Monday, and is now in critical
situation. He is attended by DR.. Frost of
| Hanover, y. II.
Isle La Motto.
DR.. Melvin Hyde of Fairfield was in
town over Sunday. Dyer Hill had the
misfortune to have one OF his work horses
drop dead while narrowing. That makes
the second horse he has lost this spring.
...... Mrs. Melvin Hyde has had her house
.f,Nta TAt,yN
Dubie has newly painted his house which
with the other painting that has been
done this spring adds to the beauty of our
little village. w. Fisk is enlarging
his horsebarn. Hon. 5. II. Pike is
building new barn ..... Decoration Day
was duly observed by teacher and pupils
in district No. 2, as holiday .... The
new town safe which was lately purchas-
ed from parties living in New York wHs
moved to the town clerks Office, Satur-
day.
North Hero.
A daily mail between here and Alburgh
Centre began the lst inst, leaving the
City" at a. m. ...... While trying to get
through the draw of our bridge last week,
Capt. Bill" Montgomery with "Old Jum-
bo" ran into the bridge tearing his main
sail and had not the structure been as
| solid as the rocks of Gibraltar would have
gone into the lake. Joel Town the
oldest inhabitant in town previous to his
decease was buried last week, being about
30 years old. The receipts on our
: bridge run as high as s6 per day. .....A.
: l.. Hulet of Plattsburgh, n Y, who owns
= large farm on Camels Hump this State,
n is buying up all the colts he can find in
t town, paying good prices. He has also
bought a few brood mares as well as one
or two good steppers. Grubs are at
e work on the onion crop and already many
+ pieces look thin.
There are snow banks in sight yet.
The school in district No. has closed for
= IA while on account of the canker rash
2 with which the teacher and several schol
a ars are sick ... While Mrs Wheeler and
a daughter were out riding Saturday even
ing the horse ran overturning the buggy
throwing the ladies both out severely
injuring Mrs. Wheeler. On the same
e evening Mrs. f. +. Damon was thrown
+ from a wagon and received IA broken
. shoulder. Drs. Powers and Eddy were
= called and set the bones. ..Fhe painters
. and plumbers are repairing the buildings
e at Breadloaf. Among the guests lately
= arrived here are Mr.. and Mrs. Bullion of
e New York The school house dist ct
e No has received "A coat of paint inside
! and out.
/. North Ferrisburgh.
Il Mrs Roxana Fonda has badly injured
{ her right eye. Last winter the telegraph
= wires We're taken down along the stage
- TOdt lydSL week lut pOleS were ldhtu
{ down and now lie along the highway.
Mr.. Lewis Burk is retitting his old into
: pler SAINT dwelling .... The graves of our
q soldiers were not neglected on Memorial
{ Day, although no public demonstration
/, was made. The graves having tomb
y stones bore the following names Jerome
I V. Prindle, &. f. Barton, Peter F. Ball,
} Daniel S. Ball and A. b. Webb. Mr..
; James Cook is laying the foundation of
:, house for himself and family Just north
INf ba ala ,ha "
! Wicker was able to attend church few
u Sundays ago. Rev. L. W. Gregory dlned
with his old and intimate friend, Mr.. q.
> W. Palmer, ,ou Tuesday Mr. Peter Cronk,
g who tell on his cellar steps last winter
and was badly injured, is still great sut-
!; ferer Mr.. Alvin Ball was able to walk
u out on his farm few days ago. Lewis
!, creek is full of fine bass. -. Mr.. Henry
!, German, who is with Mr.. Phillips on
the New York side of the lake, is much
=; pleased with his situation.
other Parts of the state.
, Montpelier's grand list is $50, ,266 larger
: than it was in 1856, with an increase of IS
in the number OF taxpayers
Liquor raids and seizures have been GO
; ing on the past week at Northheld and
/ the temperance people of that town are
we'll satisfied with the result.
= Commencement at Norwich university
= in Northtield will be held June 81 TO %.
: by Rev. Howard f. Hill of Montpelier
. The Grafton before the graduating clrss
will be delivered by Congressman Grout
, of Barton.
St. JohnsDury people are talking about
the establishment of public hospital TO
meet the needs of poor people who fall
1 sick or meet with disabling injuries.
e The New England Meteorological Socie-
d tvs bulletins of November to April, iu-
z elusive, containing reports from $50 OBJ
d servers, show the snowfall in New Eng
VI land the past winter to have been heaviest
: at STAFFORD, VT, 22O inches jacksonville,
i VT. l15 . inches Rowe, Mass, l62 inches ;
!, Marlboro, Vt, l5s inches.
IL The worst hail storm that has occurred
=, at Manchester for years visited that place
sunday afternoon. The stones were
smooth, varying in size from a large pea
to Il walnut, and in some places heaps
# were found 10 inches in depth. Every
!. thing above ground. in field and gArdens.